Used to hold or claim areas of space.
Used to collect and hold minerals and natural resources.
Used to complete experiments and do science.
Predominately used to watch over non-advances species, or to observe anomalies.
Science ships are ships used to research and explore.
Colonial ships are sent to habitable systems to colonize.
Freighters contain and transport cargo from one place to another.
Fighters are small ships designed for only 1-5 people. They are very fast compared to the bigger ships. They can be used to disable and attack smaller targets, and to attack weapon systems on the outside of larger ships.
Corvettes are mainly used as recon ships, they rarely engage in battle. They are small and fast, and contain light weaponry.
Destroyers are light combat ships, used for their speed. They are much faster than larger ships, but they don’t pack as much of a punch.
Cruisers are mainly used to transport military cargo, and defend themselves. Being large they aren’t as fast as destroyers, but with the extra room they can have larger and more advanced weaponry.
Battleships are the main combative ships, they are large ships with heavy weaponry. These ships are used for war, and arranged in fleets to attack other ships, and targets.
Carriers are massive ships used to contain smaller ships, predominantly fighters. The biggest carriers have been used to house Destroyers, but those were disabled after the Treysarian War.
Colossus ships are the largest war ships that can be built. It is said in ancient empires these were used, and some remnants of them have been found. But no modern recreation has ever been attempted, as it would take massive amounts of energy and resources, and it is uncertain it would pay off.
Planet Killers are weapons used to destroy entire planets. These are banned throughout the entire quadrant, and have been used only twice in past wars.
Star Killers as of now don’t and have never existed, but it is theorized many nations are attempting to build these. It is said these massive superweapons could destroy entire systems in one massive blast. If these were to ever be created it would cause catastrophe on a galactic scale.
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